The sun came up this morning on the very last Get Out The Vote weekend of the 2008 presidential primary. Tomorrow is the Puerto Rico primary, and on Tuesday Montana and South Dakota will draw to a close an historic race that has lasted over a year and spanned the entire country, as well as places like the Virgin Islands, American Samoa, and Guam. 

Over the past fifteen months, countless supporters have organized, knocked doors, and made phone calls not just in their communities, but across the country. Using our online tools, individual grassroots phonebankers have made calls to voters in dozens of states to share their stories, to answer questions, and to build support for Barack.   

Earlier in the week, in the Phonebanking for Barack group blog, Stephanie wrote: 

I just wanted to write and share what a positive experience I’ve had making calls for the campaign. I’m a mom with two small kids so it can be hard to get out to many events, but the on-line phonebanking has allowed me an outlet to get involved and make me feel like I’m making a real difference. While I’ve encountered a few grumpy folks, the many people who have been so happy to talk to me has more than made up for it.

I find that the vast majority are at least polite and willing to listen, and many have warmly thanked me for my efforts. It has been interesting and rewarding to connect with people from all over the country and share a renewed enthusiasm and hope. I’ve also enjoyed the concrete results of being able to sway peoples votes, get them to volunteer themselves, or help them get a ride or needed info to vote.  

I wanted to encourage everyone to keep up the calls, or to give it a try if you haven’t already. You can try making just a few calls, but you might find that it’s hard to stop.

This weekend is our last chance to make phone calls to voters in the three final primaries.

If you speak Spanish fluently, you can make calls to Puerto Rico and encourage them to vote for Barack in tomorrow’s primary.

In addition, this is our last weekend to:

• Encourage supporters in South Dakota to early vote in advance of Tuesday’s primary
• Encourage supporters in Montana to vote for Barack on Tuesday, and help them find their election day polling location

There is no doubt now that the millions of calls that have been made by thousands of supporters have made a difference in every contest, and have resulted in dozens and dozens of delegates that we would otherwise not have won. Today, we are just four days and 41 delegates away from securing the Democratic nomination for President. This weekend is our chance to finish the job.